A nervous Labor Senator Penny Wong (right) reacts as she joins Parliamentarians for Yes as they watch a live broadcast of the announcement of the results of the Marriage Equality survey in Canberra. Picture: AAP

Melbournian's celebrate the yes vote in the National Same sex marriage survey. Picture: Chris Hopkins

Senator Penny Wong with Sentor Sam Dastyari after the result in the same sex marriage survey at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: Andrew Meares

Stephanie Toole and Nikki Rumpca at the UniBar during the announcement of the Same Sex Marriage vote. Picture: Robert Peet

Alison Rutherford and Dale Newmanat the UniBar during the announcement of the same-sex marriage vote. Picture: Robert Peet

MERC, NEWS, SAME SEX MARRIAGE VOTE RESULT Pic taken 15th November at the UOW of LtoR, Alison Rutherford and Dale Newman. RE, At the UniBar during the announcement of the Same Sex Marriage vote. Picture: Robert Peet

Mithra Cox and Josh Bell at UniBar . Picture: Robert Peet

Nikki Rumpca and Stephanie Toole leaving the UniBar after the announcement. Picture: Robert Peet

MERCURY NEWS Pic shows Labor party members at MP Sharon Bird's office in Wollongong watching the result of the Sam Sex marriage equality survey. 15th of November 2017 Story by Kate McIlwain. Photo: Adam McLean

With tears of happiness streaming down his face, UOW student Josh Bell said ''today means we've taken the first step to making sure myself and people like me are treated equal.

Illawarra MP Stephen Jones said he was confident same-sex marriage will be legal by Christmas, saying the resounding 61.6 per cent national Yes vote will give more parliamentarians “courage” to pass the law.

“It’ll get up,” he said.

“[Malcolm Turnbull] will want it to get up, and all the people who have been strongly against this have had high Yes votes in their electorates,” he said.